Chinese Character 回 Meanings and components.

Form

回

Meaning

回 meaning[3] in English

To Circle.

To Go Back.

To Turn Around.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 回 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are enclosure (囗) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 囗 (wei2) which means: Enclosure, .囗wei2enclosure

In cangjie it is written with WR

How to write 回

To write回hui2to circle you should write a combination of 囗wei2enclosure , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 回 shape:

囗 + 口 = 回

回 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 回 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 回, looks as follow:

回
Pinyin:hui2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Circle . To Go Back . To Turn Around . To Answer . To Return . To Revolve . Hui Ethnic Group (Chinese Muslims) . Time . Classifier For Acts Of A Play . Section Or Chapter (Of A Classic Book)
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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